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The Bible’s Story

+The story of the story…

One author, one book.

One author, multiple books

Two authors, multiple books

Three authors, two genres

Four authors, two languages

Five authors, different locations

Six authors, different time eras

Seven authors, different views

+Literature: A Portable Anthology

40 short stories Hawthorne, Poe, Maupasant, Chopin, Chekhov, Joyce, Kafka,

Mahfouz, Marquez, Oates, Walker, Tan, Cisneros

250 Poems Marlowe, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Bradstreet, Shelley,

Browning, Dunbar, Dickinson, Eliot, Hughes, Cortez, Piercy, Dove, Nye, Rios

9 Plays Sophocles, Shakespeare, Williams, Miller, Parks

+The Bible: An Anthology 40 authors

Moses: political leader Peter; Fisherman Amos: Herdsman Joshua: Military general Nehemiah: Cupbearer Luke: Doctor Solomon: King Matthew: Tax Collector Paul: Jewish Rabbi

Time 1,500 years

Locations Wilderness, Prison,

Dungeon, Traveling

Continents Asia, Africa, Europe

Genres History, Law, Poetry,

narrative, lyric poetry, parable, allegory, biography, letters, apocalyptic, prophecy, satire, historical

Languages Hebrew, Arabic, Greek

+The Bible: An Anthology of Unity F.F. Bruce

“The Bible is not simply an anthology; there is a unity which binds the whole together. An anthology is completed by an anthologist, but no anthologist compiled the Bible”

McDowell: Number one book published in history. Number one book translated in history.

McAfee “If every Bible in any considerable city were destroyed, the

Book could be restored in all its essential parts from the quotations on the shelves of the city public library. There are works, covering almost all the great literary writers, devoted especially to showing how much the Bible has influenced them.”

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Genesis 1-11

ADAM/EVE

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Genesis 12-50

ABRAHAM

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Exodus - Ruth

MOSES

+I Samuel -- Malachi

DAVID

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Matthew -- John

JESUS

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Acts -- Revelation

PETER

Church

+Unity of Bible

ERA FIGURE BOOKS

Creation Adam Genesis 1-11

Patriarch Abraham Genesis 12-50

Exodus Moses Exodus – Deuteronomy

Conquest Joshua Joshua

Judges Samson Judges, Ruth

Kingdom David I Samuel—2 Chronicles; Psalms—Lamentations; Hosea--Zephaniah

+Unity of Bible

ERA FIGURE BOOKS

Exile Daniel Daniel, Ezekiel, Job

Return Ezra Ezra—Esther, Haggai—Malachi

Silence Pharisees None

Gospels Jesus Matthew—John

Church Peter Acts 1-12

Missions Paul Acts 13-28; Romans—Revelation 20

Heaven God Revelation 21-22

+Bible: The Beginning and the Ending

1. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Gen 1;1)

2. This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh (Gen 2:23)

3. God created man in his own image…male and female he created them…Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

4. But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat..you shall die. (Gen 2:17)

1. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth… (Rev. 21:1)

2. I saw the holy city…prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Rev. 21:2)

3. The dwelling place of God is with man. (Rev. 21:3)

4. He will wipe away every tear…and death shall be no more (Rev 21:4)

Introduction Conclusion

+Bible: The Beginning and the Ending

1. A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, …divided and became four rivers. (Gen 2:10)

2. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen 2: 9)

3. And God bless them,. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and Multiply and fill the earth..” (Gen 1:28)

4. The earth was without form…and darkness was over the face of the deep…And God said, “Let there be light” (Gen 1:2,3)

1. The angel showed me the river of life…flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Rev 22:1)

2. On either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit..(Rev 22:2)

3. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

4. Night will be no more…for the Lord God will be their light (Rev 22:5)

Introduction Conclusion

+Ephesians: Unity

Blessings 1:3-14

Understanding 1:15-23

Salvation 2:1-10

Reconciliation 2:11-22

Revelation 3:1-6

Proclamation 3:7-13

Relationship 3:14-21

Unity 4:1-16

Holiness 4:17-5:21

Love 5:22-6:9

Power 6:10-20

Doctrine Application

+Unity of Creation

1. Light

2. Expanse

3. Land, Plants, Seas

4. Suns, stars

5. Fish and birds

6. Animals and Humans

And God blessed them. (Gen 1:28)

Blessed by the God. Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing..(Ephod 1:3)

1. Chosen 1:3

2. Adopted 1:4

3. Redeemed 1:7

4. Understanding 1:9

5. Inheritance 1:11

6. Spirit 1:13

PHYSICAL CREATION SPIRITUAL CREATION